In qualifying on Friday afternoon, Hornish posted a fast lap time of 28.980 seconds at a speed of 186.335 miles per hour securing the Penske Truck Rental team the 21st starting position for the 501-mile race. Hornish was the fastest of those required to qualify on time and the top-qualifying rookie for Sunday’s race.

“During practice today we were really good in race set up from the beginning,” Hornish said. “We were losing speed during our qualifying runs so we tried the same set-up as the No. 2 car. That really didn’t help us much so we switched back to our original set-up while making a few minor changes.

“I’m happy with our qualifying run and actually think that there was a little bit more left in the race car. I’m just really happy that we got the Penske Truck Rental Dodge in the field and feel that we’re going to have a much better racecar than even what we qualified.”

Coverage of the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway will air live on the ABC television network on Sunday, November 2 beginning at 3 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on PRN at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Team Penske is one of the most successful teams in the history of professional sports. Cars owned and prepared by Team Penske have produced more than 470 major race wins, over 540 pole positions and 32 Championships across open-wheel, stock car and sports car racing competition. Over the course of its 52-year history, the team has also earned 16 Indianapolis 500 victories, two Daytona 500 Championships, a Formula 1 win and overall victories in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring. For 2018, Team Penske will compete in the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR XFINITY Series and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The team also races in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, in a partnership with Dick Johnson Racing, as DJR Team Penske.